eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

Teachers can’t slow down the lesson plans for the entire class to accommodate a few struggling students, and can’t provide individualized attention to all the students who need it to stay on track. Automated grading and feedback : Automated grading systems powered by AI can significantly reduce teachers’ time evaluating assignments and exams.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2020

In third-grade Zachery Ward despised math. “I Now, as a teacher myself, math is my favorite thing to teach,” explains Ward, a third-grade teacher at Bryan County Elementary School in rural Georgia. Clay Thomas Clay Thomas teaches 10th-grade honors English at Cardinal Gibbons College Prep, a private school in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2025

Teachers find AI tools that grade assignments, create lesson plans, and offer personalized student support. Some AI assistants grade papers, while others spot students who might need extra help. When papers need grading or test scores need tracking, AI steps in. Will AI replace teachers?

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The reality is that writing support complements classroom instruction and is beneficial for all writers, no matter their grades or the quality of their writing. Tutoring practices that include non-evaluative feedback and mindful approaches support writers’ growth holistically. I listen to writers’ voices and goals; I’m their audience.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 1, 2021

Teachers can pop in and out of breakout rooms while students discuss academic topics and collaborate around shared tasks, but it isn’t the same as walking around a classroom with watchful eyes and attentive ears. 4 Check for Understanding & Provide Feedback on Student Progress. What are students clearly understanding?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2020

As a result, teachers are able to quickly assess writing proficiency and provide students with specific and personalized feedback. It provides them with their own dashboard of real-time feedback. It enables teachers to focus on planning, personalized instruction, support, and encouragement, rather than grading.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 22, 2025

The answer is not necessarily a new one, but it is a concept that needs more attention from educators in our modern-day classrooms: Design thinking. The goal is for students to lead with empathy to identify and define a problem, then develop a realistic solution to that problem that can be tested and refined through feedback.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The reality is that writing support complements classroom instruction and is beneficial for all writers, no matter their grades or the quality of their writing. Tutoring practices that include non-evaluative feedback and mindful approaches support writers’ growth holistically. I listen to writers’ voices and goals; I’m their audience.

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Evaluation Feedback Writing Languages 95

Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2018

If I were to use Writable to create a rubric for writing and grading funding announcements of the type you might typically see on EdSurge , it might look something like this: The K-12 writing-support tool is not (currently) designed for publications covering startups and venture capital.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

For years, educational publishers and edtech companies have offered tools to help ease teachers’ administrative burden, automating tasks like grading and attendance. Teachers could focus their attention on areas where it’s needed most, providing support that goes beyond the basics and allows each student to thrive.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Many students are still reading below the level appropriate for their grade– roughly one-third of fourth graders in the United States read at or below what’s considered the basic level. And unfortunately, even before the pandemic, reading achievement has been low over the past several decades.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This gap persists despite significant attention to youth mental health issues. Implement “Feedback Fridays” : Set aside time every Friday for students to provide feedback on their learning experiences that week. Use this feedback to make real-time adjustments to teaching methods and school policies.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Savvas Learning Company , a next-generation learning solutions leader for K-12 education, is proud to announce that its enVision® Mathematics Common Core Grades 6-8 © 2021 received the highest rating from EdReports.org. enVision ® Mathematics Common Core © 2021 Grades 6-8. enVision ® A|G|A Common Core © 2018.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The study included 97 seventh grade students in an urban middle school in Indiana. The game with the headset focused on visual and audio cues to give feedback and allowed students to interact with the virtual environment around them.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Indeed, the time spent on teaching class is less than the time spent on preparation, evaluation, and feedback (grading). Using AI, we can eliminate much of the time teachers spend on preparation and grading—reducing their week by as much as 30 percent—and giving them more time for what they do best: teaching students.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 21, 2024

This type of tutoring can especially help in the early grades for literacy and in middle school math. It offers the attention and nurturing that students–especially disadvantaged youth who don’t often have access to high-impact tutoring–fundamentally need to succeed. Those students then work with the same tutor year-round.

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Coaching Math Intelligence Language 291

Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2021

She was part of a team researching how to build a better writing feedback tool. No matter what grade level they taught in middle or high school, teachers had students who struggled to use a digital learning platform or to type without painstaking hunt-and-pecking at the keyboard.

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Essay Writing Attention Feedback 213

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

Missed Signals Shed Cheated in Her Previous Marathon The press coverage from Boston caught the attention of a New Yorker named Susan Morrow. The pressure students feel to get high grades and the pressure for teachers to give them are both real. Despite her promise to win again the next year, she never ran another marathon.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Thanks to these many digital stimuli, their stimulus thresholds have risen, making it an increasing challenge for teachers to arouse their students’ interest and maintain their attention. Immersive and interactive, digital learning tools can encourage new levels of creativity and concentration in the classroom,” said Horvath.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2021

But [I expected] that the feedback loop isn't there. And the feedback loop is at the center of all human learning processes. The grading was peer graded.] And there wasn't a lot of work put into a lot of the grading that happened. What did you expect the answer to be going in? I wasn't entirely sure.

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2023

A first grade student is trying to read a passage on her iPad. Amira Learning is only one of a slew of edtech companies that have leveraged the advancements in voice-based AI to help improve foundational reading skills for learners from kindergarten right up to fourth grade. A digital avatar Amira, clad in olive green, is listening.

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Reading Technology Teaching Feedback 191

Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2024

Now, he was rewarding himself by attentively drawing cartoon cityscapes all over his paper. I know he can learn and do the math, but his struggles with attention and staying focused, along with the structure of school, make it really hard for him and others who share his challenges to find the success they deserve.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 30, 2023

This ensures they are exposed to grade-level academic content while developing their English language skills. They can also use this teacher-led small group time to provide focused feedback as students work on writing or engage a small group in a discussion to practice their speaking and listening skills.

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English Blended Learning Language Languages 274

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 3, 2024

Simultaneously, choice boards free teachers to focus their time and attention on working with individual students or small-group instruction, providing more personalized support or challenge. They ensure students engage with content that aligns with the subject area and grade-level standards.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

Some reasons why you may find these tools beneficial are: Organization: organize lesson plans, assignments, and resources efficiently Communication: between teachers, students, and parents to foster a collaborative relationship, keep everyone informed Student Engagement: to make learning more interesting and interactive Time Management: schedule reminders, (..)

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Teacher Mood

JUNE 1, 2025

When the Grading Stack Becomes Too Much As the classroom quiets and the last student heads out the door, you finally take a breathonly to be met with the overwhelming sight of papers piled high, waiting for your attention. If youve ever wondered whether you really have to grade everything the answer is no.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 31, 2024

This statement has guided the Feedback Loops work at Digital Promise over the last two years as we’ve explored ways different communities can collaborate to improve education. The feedback loop concept is a systems-thinking way of approaching collaboration between communities, focused on mutual benefit through capacity building.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Khanmigo was launched last year in grades 5-8 and used in core content areas, which are typically math, reading, writing, and science, according to the district. In 2020, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation committed $12 million to Khan Academy to support the continued development of the organization in grades 3-12 math.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

South says that “exponentially increased” the amount of edtech feedback teachers were sharing with their districts. If a teacher brings a tool to [a district], they should pay attention,” Bass says, “because [teachers] are the ones in the classrooms and understand the impact those tools can have on kids.” Louis, Missouri.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2016

When John first started in my class, his academic skills were minimal: His reading was well below grade level. These issues made it extremely difficult for me to decipher his thoughts and grade his assignments. To fix this problem, I used the “sandwich approach” in the feedback I gave him. The path to success.

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Teaching Writing Reading Feedback 189

Edsurge

MAY 30, 2017

It’s no surprise that a recent study found that Algebra 1 is the most repeated class in high school, and that both students’ performance on state tests and their grades decrease each time they repeat the course. Games offer immediate, useful, and friendly feedback that is designed to motivate students to keep playing.

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Game-Based Learning Learning Feedback Math 164

Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2024

Engaging and Fun Digital learning tools should be interactive and entertaining, capturing children's attention while fostering learning. Look for apps and programs that cover key concepts and skills taught in early elementary grades, such as phonics , early literacy , basic math skills and foundational science concepts.

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Technology Feedback Learning Styles Achievement 194

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Small class sizes ensure that every student receives the individual attention they need. Small group instruction ensures that students receive individualized feedback, while structured classroom settings create a supportive atmosphere where they can develop confidence and independence. Here, learning goes beyond grades and test scores.

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Skills Schools Learning Students 144

eSchool News

MARCH 25, 2025

In Charleston County, we have been highly strategic in what we tried to accomplish and where we directed our time and attention. We chose to focus on improving the quality of instruction by adopting a single, high-quality math and reading program for each grade level and training our teachers in high-impact instructional strategies.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Too many students don’t reach grade-level metrics and no one can agree on the cause. Here are three key expectations that are redefining modern education: Interactive Learning : Students expect dynamic, interactive lessons that incorporate multimedia elements and real-time feedback. Passive learning is no longer acceptable.

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Hybrid Learning Learning Styles Study Critical Thinking 141

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

But when a scaled implementation leverages faculty expertise and feedback during all stages, the culture shifts, and faculty move from being skeptical of adaptive learning to being advocates for it. We can sum up CTU’s approach in four words: paying attention to faculty.

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Teaching Feedback Learning Culture 166

Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2020

The difference two years ago was that we trained 100 percent of the teachers from PreK to grade 12 at St. Opportunities for things like quality feedback, deep learning and metacognition were limited, as was time outside of class for working independently and meeting with teachers. Feedback both from and to students was critical.

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Distance Learning Learning Schools Feedback 218